Intellectual property law firms are taking various approaches to implementing artificial intelligence into their professional routines, with some developing their own tools, others limiting what external AI platforms that lawyers can access and one firm saying it has banned attorneys from using AI to draft legal briefs.
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IP Firms Are Navigating AI Era With Range Of Guardrails

By Elliot Weld

Intellectual property law firms are taking various approaches to implementing artificial intelligence into their professional routines, with some developing their own tools, others limiting what external AI platforms that lawyers can access and one firm saying it has banned attorneys from using AI to draft legal briefs.

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Apple Cleared Of 4G Patent Infringement Claims In 3rd Trial

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims brought by Optis Wireless Technology over patents covering standard-essential 4G wireless technology Thursday, after the verdicts of two previous juries finding Apple liable were overturned.

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Astellas Gets $120M From Zydus In Bladder Drug Deal

By Adam Lidgett

Generic-drug maker Zydus Pharmaceuticals has inked a $120 million deal to end a lawsuit accusing it of infringing Astellas Pharma Inc. patents covering bladder drug Myrbetriq, just two days after Lupin Pharmaceuticals made a similar deal.

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Rein Tech Prez Again Sanctioned For Patent Order Violations

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge on Thursday permanently barred a patent attorney from participating in water meter patent prosecutions and barred his company from asserting water meter patent claims against a rival it claims infringed them, saying "serious" sanctions were warranted for a repeat violation of a protective order.

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Chinese Co. Lacks Standing To Sue Hose Maker, Judge Says

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge has thrown out a suit from a Chinese company that wanted a declaration that its products didn't infringe a hose maker's patents after certain hoses were delisted on Amazon, saying the company lacked standing to sue.

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Tesla Says Case Transfer Boosts Mandamus Bid In PTAB Fight

By Dani Kass

A Texas federal judge's decision to send patent infringement litigation against Tesla Inc. to California strengthens the automaker's mandamus petition claiming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board wrongly turned away its challenges, Tesla told the Federal Circuit.

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Inventors Push For Discovery On Patent Quality Program

By Adam Lidgett

A Washington, D.C., federal judge should ignore the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's attempt to avoid reopening discovery into whether it covertly revived a now-defunct program for flagging "sensitive" patent applications for extra review, according to two inventors who have filed a proposed class action.

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Inventor Says Claims Against Baker Botts Atty Should Remain

By Madison Arnold

Inventor Leigh M. Rothschild and Analytical Technologies LLC are taking issue with a Florida federal judge recommending tossing some claims in their lawsuit alleging a patent attorney defamed him, arguing Rothschild's words should be considered commercial speech.

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AI Mapping Co. Accused Of Copying Rival's Maps, Technology

By Ivan Moreno

An apartment mapping software company has accused a former potential business partner of copying thousands of its property maps and using them to launch a competing 3D product, alleging in a federal copyright and breach of contract lawsuit that it is losing customers as a result.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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PRACTICE GROUPS OF THE YEAR

Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: Kirkland

By Ivan Moreno

Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorneys notched landmark victories across copyright, patents and trade secrets, including the first U.S. decision to address whether training artificial intelligence systems with copyrighted content qualifies as fair use, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property Groups of the Year.

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PATENTS

Judge Recommends Tossing Nielsen Data Patent Case

By Adam Lidgett

Nielsen should have its lawsuit accusing a rival of infringing a patent covering a way to measure audience viewership outside the home using mobile phone data dismissed, a federal magistrate judge in Delaware recommended Thursday, finding the patent in question does not cover an eligible process.

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Apple AirTags And IPhones Infringe Tracking Tech, Suit Says

By Lauren Berg

Features on Apple's iPhones, AirTags and AirPods that allow users to locate lost items infringe patents owned by a company that invented an iPhone-compatible tracking case and tags, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Texas federal court.

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Apple Infringed Wireless Charging Tech, Powermat Alleges

By Rae Ann Varona

Israel-based Powermat Technologies Ltd. sued Apple Inc. in Texas federal court for allegedly infringing five patents related to wireless charging, accusing the Cupertino, California-based tech giant of being an "unwilling licensee" that has refused to discuss licensing Powermat's patent portfolio in good faith.

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InterDigital Says TCL, Hisense TVs Infringe Video Patents

By Jack McLoone

American firm InterDigital Inc. accused Chinese TV manufacturers Hisense Co. Ltd. and TCL Technology Group Corp. of selling televisions that infringe its video coding patents in separate federal district court suits as part of a worldwide litigation effort against the two companies.

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Brief

Regeneron, Samsung Bioepis Settle Eye Med Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd. have told a West Virginia federal court they reached an agreement to end patent infringement claims brought by Regeneron over a biosimilar of its eye medication Eylea.

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COPYRIGHTS & TRADEMARKS

Elon University Says Sportswear Co. Using TM To Sell Clothes

By Abigail Harrison

Elon University told a North Carolina federal court that a Washington-based online apparel seller is willfully infringing on its trademarks, some of which are over a century old, and damaging the school by marring its reputation for high-quality apparel.

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TRADE SECRETS

Colo. Builder Says Ex-Assistant Stole Trade Secrets

By Benjamin Morse

The former executive assistant of a high-end Denver homebuilder misappropriated confidential vendor and customer information to pursue a competing business in violation of federal and state trade secrets laws, the construction company told a Colorado federal court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

USPTO Initiatives May Bolster SEP Litigation In The US

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent efforts to revitalize standard-essential patent litigation face hurdles in their reliance on courts and other agencies, but may help the U.S. regain its central role in global SEP litigation if successful, say attorneys at Axinn.

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Series

Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Goldman Sachs' CLO Resigns After Epstein Email Revelations

By Michele Gorman and Hailey Konnath

Kathryn Ruemmler, the chief legal officer for Goldman Sachs, announced plans Thursday to step down, after the U.S. Department of Justice released emails showcasing her relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Judiciary Issues 'Rule Of Law' Ethics Guidance For Judges

By Jeff Overley

Federal judiciary advisers Thursday sought to clarify ethical boundaries for judges wading into politically charged legal waters, saying jurists can rebut "illegitimate criticism" and urge stronger security amid fears of violence while also eschewing "demeaning" or "acerbic" rhetoric.

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DOJ Antitrust Chief Slater Stepping Down

By Matthew Perlman

Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, said on Thursday she will be leaving her post just shy of a year after being confirmed by the Senate.

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Affairs, Spending Come Out In Goldstein Cross-Examination

By Jared Foretek

SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein was confronted Thursday with allegations of extramarital affairs, lavish spending and lies on asset disclosures, all in front of the jury in his ongoing tax fraud trial.

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9th Circ. Judges Doubt AG-Picked Nevada US Atty Can Serve

By Dorothy Atkins

Two judges on a Ninth Circuit panel doubted Thursday the government's argument that a lower court erred by finding the U.S. Attorney General wrongly appointed Nevada's top federal prosecutor, with both judges repeatedly noting that the government's legal theory suggests that U.S. attorneys could circumvent the nomination process indefinitely.

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Fulton DA Willis Fights $17M Fee Bid In Trump Case

By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia district attorney who charged President Donald Trump and his allies with election interference and was later disqualified from the case protested the nearly $17 million in legal fees they recently requested, taking aim at a new state law that allows them to seek the costs.

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Watchdog Defends Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Conn. Suspension

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut judge did not abuse her discretion when she suspended an attorney who formerly represented conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones in a $1.4 billion defamation case, the state's professional misconduct watchdog has told the Connecticut Supreme Court in asking the justices to skip Norman A. Pattis' appeal.

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Former NJ AG Matthew Platkin Launches Litigation Boutique

By Jake Maher

Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin on Thursday announced the launch of Platkin LLP, a litigation boutique made up of former state prosecutors looking to take on cases touching on consumer protection, the rule of law and other public interest causes.

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Interview

12 Questions For FCC Chair Brendan Carr

By Christopher Cole

It's been a "banger" of a year at the Federal Communications Commission, says agency chief Brendan Carr, who took over at the outset of President Donald Trump's second term with the goal of cutting regulations and quickly turning over more spectrum to the private sector.

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McCarter & English Can't Tank $22M Suit, Insurer Says

By Aaron Keller

Two insurance companies have urged a Connecticut Superior Court judge to maintain a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP, saying document production delays don't warrant killing the case less than a month before trial.

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NY Senators Criticize DOJ Over US Attorney Firing

By Courtney Bublé

New York's senators blasted the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday for abruptly firing the newly appointed U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York.

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State Antitrust Enforcement On The Upswing, Panelists Agree

By Bonnie Eslinger

Speaking at a Silicon Valley antitrust conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie LLP, a senior California antitrust enforcer, an in-house Intel attorney, a University of Southern California law professor, and others agreed that the country is headed into a period of increased activity by state antitrust enforcers.

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Mass. US Atty Calls ICE Criticism 'Hyperbole,' Praises Agents

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said Thursday that criticism of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by state and local officials and a lack of cooperation with federal agents is to blame for "chaos in the streets," as she forcefully defended the Trump administration's policies.

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Trump Nominates Judges For SC, Mont., Virgin Islands

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced district court nominees for South Carolina, Montana and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one nominee for the International Trade Court.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alston & Bird

Avyno Law

Axinn Veltrop

Baker & Hostetler

Baker Botts

Baker McKenzie

Bradley Arant

Brooks Kushman

Buchalter LLP

Buchanan Ingersoll

Buether Joe

Caldwell Carlson

Consovoy McCarthy

Dacus Law Firm

Essential Patent

Finnegan

Fish & Richardson

FisherBroyles

Garland Samuel & Loeb

Gillam Smith

Gray Reed

Griffin Durham

Hanna & Jarbo

Harding Law Firm LLC

Haynes Boone

Heim Payne

Irell & Manella

Jack Shrum PA

Jones Day

Kelley Drye

Kellogg Hansen

Kilpatrick Townsend

Kirkland & Ellis

Knobbe Martens

Lando & Anastasi

Latham & Watkins

Leach & Walker

Maloy Jenkins

Mayer Brown

McCarter & English

McDermott Will & Schulte

McKool Smith

Morris James

Munger Tolles

Napoli Shkolnik

Nelson Mullins

Oles Law Group

Parker Bunt

Paul Weiss

Phillips McLaughlin

Pierson Law LLC

Potter Anderson

Quinn Emanuel

Rimon PC

SML Avvocati

Scott&Scott

Silver Golub

Smith Gambrell

Sterne Kessler

Todd & Weld

Whiteman Osterman

Wiggin & Dana

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Young Conaway

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Constitution Society

Amgen Inc.

Amicus

Apple Inc.

Astellas Pharma Inc.

Audemars Piguet Holding SA

Biocon Ltd.

Carlisle Companies Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Collegiate Licensing Co.

Comcast Corp.

D-Link Corporation

Duracell Inc.

Federalist Society

Four Seasons Holdings Inc.

Google LLC

Graco Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Hisense Co. Ltd.

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

InterDigital Inc.

International Association of Better Business Bureaus Inc.

Juniper Networks Inc.

Lazard Ltd.

Lenovo Group Ltd.

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Lupin Ltd.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Motorola Mobility LLC

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

National Rifle Association of America

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

Netflix Inc.

Netlist Inc.

Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice

New York University

Nielsen Holdings PLC

Pacira BioSciences Inc.

ROSS Intelligence

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sandoz International GmbH

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of California

Syntel, Inc.

TCL Technology Group Corp.

Tegna Inc.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Tesla Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

TriZetto Corp.

University of Iowa

University of Southern California

VideoAmp Inc.

Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts

Walmart Inc.

Yelp Inc.

YouTube Inc.

ZTE Corp.

Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Connecticut Insurance Department

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of the United States

National Economic Council

New Jersey Attorney General's Office

New York Attorney General's Office

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Superior Court of Fulton County

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Unified Patent Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Montana

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia